Jack Hauen

1 week ago | barrietoday.com | Steve Cornwell |Jack Hauen

Editor's note: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a Village Media website devoted exclusively to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park. Premier Doug Ford apologized Thursday for remarks called “racist” and “offensive” by First Nations leaders. Ford said he got “pretty passionate” the day before, when he made the comments.

2 weeks ago | orilliamatters.com | Jack Hauen

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a Village Media website devoted exclusively to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park. The surprise split of a partnership to transform rail travel in southern Ontario was the result of a train wreck years in the making, sources say.

3 weeks ago | thetrillium.ca | Jack Hauen

Ontario's municipalities are raising concerns about several new powers for overruling local decision-makers that Premier Doug Ford's government has proposed for itself. If passed, the Ford government's Bill 30 would enable the labour minister to limit municipalities' powers regarding select training or skills development centres that are at least partially funded by the province.

3 weeks ago | midlandtoday.ca | Sneh Duggal |Jack Hauen

Editor's note: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a Village Media website devoted exclusively to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park. Less than a year before the Ford government’s education minister said he would never allow the Toronto District School Board to close its pools, one of his predecessors told the board it was spending too much on swim programs.

4 weeks ago | orilliamatters.com | Sneh Duggal |Jack Hauen

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a Village Media website devoted exclusively to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park. Less than a year before the Ford government’s education minister said he would never allow the Toronto District School Board to close its pools, one of his predecessors told the board it was spending too much on swim programs.